Blog feed- New Aconex CFOMelbourne, Australia-based SaaS construction collaboration technology provider Aconex has announced the appointment of a new chief financial officer, Steve Recht. The news release says Recht has 30 years’ operating and finance experience as a CEO, COO and CFO for venture-backed … Continue reading → […]
- From email to BIMIn the past couple of weeks, I have delivered two presentations on BIM (building information modelling). The first was an overview of BIM to the Chartered Institute of Marketing’s Construction Industry Group (CIMCIG) at the Building Centre in London on … Continue reading → […]
- Viewpoint acquires Construction ImagingViewpoint Construction Software, the Oregon, US-based construction ERP vendor has made another move towards the collaboration sector with its just-announced acquisition of fellow US company Construction Imaging, a provider of enterprise content management solutions. I spoke to Viewpoint’s management in February and … Continue reading → […]
- A longer look at TrackerPlusIn January, I wrote about London-based environmental consultancy SouthFacing and its TrackerPlus online Software-as-a-Service solution to help BRE-licensed BREEAM assessors manage their workload. This week, I visited the company’s Islington offices and met Ben Cartmell to find out more about the … Continue reading → […]
- Docia opens South Africa officeCopenhagen, Denmark-based construction collaboration technology provider Docia (aka “Byggeweb” in its home market) has opened an office in Johannesburg, South Africa – founder and CEO Mads Bording tells me. Just over six months since the Scandinavian business opened an office … Continue reading → […]
- New Aconex CFO
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- ExtraEvolution: ExtranetEvolution: New Aconex CFO. Australian SaaS provider appoints American CFO... IPO impending? http://t.co/zRW1uTXd
- ExtraEvolution: RT @Aconex: Aconex names Steve Recht as #CFO http://t.co/C18Lqkf2 #AEC #construction #collaboration ^CP
- ExtraEvolution: Hearing @4ProjectsNews has Australian partner http://t.co/QJW4eAih. Will blog on this soon....
- ExtraEvolution: RT @eepaul: ExtranetEvolution: From email to BIM... + link to Loughborough Univ #BIM survey. http://t.co/1Jn9xWJP
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Category Archives: Functionality
A longer look at TrackerPlus
In January, I wrote about London-based environmental consultancy SouthFacing and its TrackerPlus online Software-as-a-Service solution to help BRE-licensed BREEAM assessors manage their workload. This week, I visited the company’s Islington offices and met Ben Cartmell to find out more about the … Continue reading
Posted in AEC, BIM, Business/Financial, Collaboration, Functionality, Future, Marketing, People issues, SaaS, Sustainability, Vendors, Web 2.0
Tagged 4Projects, AEC, architecture, Ben Cartmell, BIW, BRE, BREEAM, building information modelling, Code for Sustainable Homes, Conject, Construction, construction collaboration technology, Engineering, London, marketing, SaaS, Software-as-a-Service, Southfacing, TrackerPlus, Twitter, UK, WhitbyBird
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SketchUp acquisition extends Trimble’s BIM reach
Discussion about building information modelling software has tended to focus on designers’ needs, but the more I have thought about the announcement of Trimble’s acquisition of Google’s SketchUp last week, the more I see it as boosting its BIM capabilities from a … Continue reading
Posted in AEC, BIM, Business/Financial, Collaboration, Functionality, Future, Marketing, Mobile, SaaS, Vendors
Tagged 3D Warehouse, BIM, BIM Libraries, BIMStore, CIMCIG, construction collaboration technology, Google, GPS, laser scanning, Meridian, National BIM Library, Open BIM, SketchUp, Software-as-a-Service, Tekla, Trimble
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Trimble acquires SketchUp from Google
My mind is still a bit boggled with today’s news that US-based IT giant Trimble is acquiring SketchUp from the search giant Google (normally, we hear lots of stories about the latter buying businesses – it’s less common for us … Continue reading
Posted in AEC, BIM, Business/Financial, Collaboration, Functionality, Future, Marketing, SaaS, Vendors
Tagged 3D, Autodesk, Bentley, BIM, construction collaboration technology, GIS, Google, GPS, Joe Croser, laser scanning, Meridian, Proliance, Prolog, SaaS, SketchUp, Software-as-a-Service, Trimble
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BLL 2012 launched
Nearly four years ago, I first had a look at BuildLondonLive, and – after a two-year hiatius – its champion, UK-based construction collaboration technology vendor Asite, is organising another 48-hour virtual design collaboration competition next month, 21-23 May 2012, this year … Continue reading
Posted in AEC, BIM, Collaboration, Functionality, Marketing, Vendors
Tagged AEC, architecture, Asite, BIM, building information modelling, Construction, construction collaboration technology, Engineering, Graphisoft, London, marketing, Nemetschek, Open BIM, PR, RIBA, Synchro, Tekla, Tom Dengenis, UK
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Clippings adds company profiles and ‘collaboration’
Two months ago, on my construction PR and marketing blog, I wrote about Clippings.com, a Pinterest-style architectural and interior design scrapbook service (see post). An email today tells me this AEC-oriented social media service (from the same people behind OpenBuildings … Continue reading
Posted in AEC, Collaboration, Functionality, Marketing, Mobile, SaaS, Vendors, Web 2.0
Tagged Asite, Clippings.com, construction collaboration technology, marketing, mobile, SaaS, Social Media, Web 2.0, Woobius, Woobius Showcase
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Meeting McLaren, talking SaaS and on-premise
McLaren, now incorporating CTSpace, is building a compelling offer to owner-operators and EPC contractors wanting SaaS or on-premise collaboration, and adding AEC-specific experience to the proposition. Last week I visited the City of London offices of Idox plc to meet … Continue reading
Posted in AEC, BIM, Business/Financial, Collaboration, Functionality, Future, Marketing, People issues, SaaS, Vendors
Tagged 4Projects, Aconex, API, Asite, Australia, BIW, Conject, construction collaboration technology, Constructware, CTSpace, document management, e-Builder, EPCs, FusionLive, Idox, McLaren Software, owner-operator, Paul Muir, Richard Kellett-Clarke, SaaS, Software-as-a-Service, Sword CTSpace, Sword group, Tim Taylor, UK, Unit4 Collaboration, US
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Bye-bye, BIW. Hello, conject
I visited the Woking office of SaaS construction collaboration technology vendor BIW Technologies recently and there was a very tangible sign (literally! – right) of an impending change. As anticipated 15 months ago when Munich, Germany-based conject acquired BIW, the UK … Continue reading
Posted in AEC, Business/Financial, Collaboration, Functionality, Future, Marketing, People issues, SaaS, Vendors
Tagged AEC, architecture, BIW, BIW Technologies, branding, Colin Smith, Commercial Management, Conject, Construction, construction collaboration technology, contract change management, EarlyBird Venture Capital, Engineering, FM, marketing, project control, SaaS, Seventure, Software-as-a-Service, Steve Cooper
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Mace adopts BIW Commercial Management
Woking, Surrey, UK-based Software-as-a-Service construction collaboration technology vendor BIW Technologies has re-launched its Commercial Management application (formerly BIW Financial Control), with Mace one of the first major construction businesses deploying the module (see news release). Essentially, BIW Commercial Management supports … Continue reading
Posted in AEC, Business/Financial, Collaboration, Functionality, Marketing, SaaS, Vendors
Tagged BIW, BIW Technologies, Bovis Lend Lease, collaboration, Commercial Management, construction collaboration technology, Crawford Patterson, Mace, project financial control, SaaS, Software-as-a-Service, UK
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